flamable liquid or gas.
Most containers saw through fairly quick, when you get over the mental
barrier of starting.
BR
Thomas.
2010/10/25 tjwal <johnwa@telusplanet.net>
>
>
> What you are smelling is the odorant that they add to propane and NG so you
> can smell a leak. You will smell it long after all the propane is gone.
>
> OTOH Even after flushing with water I found a lot of oil in the bottom of
> the ones that I cut. If you are cutting with a torch this might get hot
> enough to vaporize and go boom.
>
> I used a bosch jigsaw with metal cutting blade. It went through the tank
> like a knife thru butter. There were a few hot chips but no where near
> enough heat to get the oil to vaporize.
>
> JohnW
>
> --- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com<gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>,
> false <cheops210@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All, This may have been posted before but I have cut a number of used
> propane tanks safely. First I open the valve all the way and let it remain
> open for a couple of days ( I am takling about the old style containers that
> cannot be legally refilled) Then I remove the metal guard around the cutoff
> valve being careful not to cut into the tank (this guard incidentally can be
> formed into a nice trivet for resting the crucible upon) I thin strike the
> valve a couple of sharp blows to loosen it a bit.(it is Brass folks and
> doesn't spark) I then use a wrench and cheater bar to unscrew the valve.
> After that fill the container with water and allow to set a few days ( it
> will smell like gas for a while) then cut, if concerned about residual gas
> still in there leave the water inside as you cut. never had a hint of a
> problem so far. The larger tanks (8 Gal I think,) make quiet adequate
> furnaces. I have scored several of these from the local hardware store where
> > people have turned them in for disposal. Won't hurt to ask if you local
> refils propane tanks.
> > Bill,
> > www.willydog5.com
> >
>
>
>
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